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Recorded on 12/03/2022
The 14th Human Rights in Asia Conference is entitled Indigenous Peoples: Contemporary Challenges and Victories and will focus on the collective rights of indigenous peoples in Asia. The conference will examine indigenous peoples' collective rights in the Asia region, with a particular focus on the victories they have won and the current challenges they face. It is crucial to learn about this topic from the perspective of indigenous peoples themselves, and therefore the conference aims to feature speakers who identify as indigenous. The conference happened on two days: 12 and 19 March.

Speakers - Day 1
Mr. Phoolman Chaudhary (NEPAL) hails from the Tharu Community in Nepal and, for 10 years, he held the position of Theme Leader with the Nepal National Social Welfare Association. He has also worked with the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a Senior Program Coordinator in Nepal. Currently, he serves as Executive President of Asian Indigenous International Network (AIIN) and Consultant Advisor of Unison for People’s Alliance (UPA) in Nepal, organizations that advocate for indigenous people’s rights and to build the capacity of indigenous peoples to address the challenges facing their respective

Ms. Mai Thin Yu Mon (MYANMAR) is the Program Director for the Indigenous Peoples Development Program of Chin Human Rights Organisation (CHRO) in Myanmar. She has served as a member of the UN Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (GIYC) since 2016. She is also a member of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum at The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). From 2016 - to 2021, she represented youth to the Executive Council of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP). A Chin human rights activist, she advocates for indigenous peoples’ rights at the national, regional, and international levels. She is particularly active in engaging with indigenous youth and indigenous women at the grassroots level in Myanmar.

Mr. Gladson Dungdung (INDIA) is a human rights defender, researcher, and writer based in Ranchi, India. He is the General Secretary of the Jharkhand Human Rights Movement. He has undertaken fact-finding missions of hundreds of cases of police atrocities and human rights abuses. He has trained professionals on upholding and respecting human rights including police officers, lawyers, journalists, teachers, doctors, psychiatrists, elected representatives, and social activists. He has written extensively on issues such as displacement of indigenous peoples, forest rights of indigenous peoples, the impact of mining leases and land acquisition on the local populations, and actions of security forces in anti-Naxal operations. Gladson has advocated for the concept of Adivasism which he believes focuses on the balance of living with nature and being at peace with prosperity.